Clare Dobson » Yoga News

I’ll glow if you glow!

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:09:48 +0000

As a teacher with a big respect and fascination for the body (plus a background in Sports Therapy), I am fussy. Way too fussy on how yoga “should” be taught. It’s not that I know more than everybody else, or that my ways are necessarily correct. I just know what I think and why I think it and if I’m teaching something in a certain way then there is usually a reason for it. Likewise if I feel I don’t have a reason or the knowledge I think I should have on a pose or a posture, then generally speaking, I won’t teach it. Like I said, fussy!

Since moving back to London I have only really been teaching one to one classes and small groups here and there, plus covering a little bit and doing workshops on weekends. Largely this is due to a big marketing role that I have right now, working as Head of Marketing for an architecture company takes up rather a lot of time! Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love it and doubt my love of marketing will ever go anywhere, but I do miss teaching wonderful groups of people in wonderful classes. So when a lovely friend and fellow yogini emailed me to tell me about a new studio that was opening in central London I was all ears, and now for the last few weeks I have been practising and creating yoga magic in my precious spare time with a wonderful core group of teachers for this new studio which is due to open in Covent Garden in September, and I’m excited. Not just a little bit excited, but actually properly excited! Now, me being excited isn’t necessarily anything new, anyone who knows me knows that I’m a passionate person and no matter what I do I always put my whole heart in it and throw myself at it 100%.. But this excitement is different. I’m excited because I am working with a small group of teachers who all share the same beliefs in their teaching ethics as me. They are all lovely, shiny happy (gorgeous!) people who all love yoga, who all embrace natural anatomy and correct instruction, who all acknowledge that every body is different, who are all aware that you don’t have to be confined by the four corners of your mat.

The yoga classes are called Glow Yoga and the studio is part of Good Vibes. At the moment we’re all meeting in a temporary studio in Soho as the new yoga studio is still being built but I am really excited to be moving into the new studio, based in Covent Garden, in September.

“Glow Yoga is a smooth, flowing, warm yoga, combined with principles of Pilates and other inspiring disciplines. Each class comprises an intelligent balanced sequence of postures that flow from one to another, delivered with a care and precision that will challenge, but also nurture. Glow Yoga is practised in a warm room, heated to a comfortable temperature which allows your body to safely open and relax. The Infra red heat offers benefits such as reducing muscle stiffness and weight loss. The SAD studio ambient lighting used in the day classes means you get all the benefits of a sunny day”

The studio opens on the 10th September and you can try your first class for only £5 (details here). There will be classes all weekend and I’ll be teaching both days; at 10.30am on the Saturday and 10am on the Sunday. Alternatively if you can’t make those classes then you can take a class with another of the wonderful Glow Yoga teachers. After that I’ll be teaching 4 classes a week there, and you can see details of those classes here.

For more information see the website www .goodvibesfitness.co.uk, take a look at the Facebook page or alternatively just get in touch! Hope to see you there very soon! Honestly you won’t regret glowing… it’s glowing to be amazing… honestly you should glow… ok, I’ll stop now! (just so hard once you get glowing…!)

Surrey in September!

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:35:28 +0000

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It’s been a while since I’ve posted about my workshops on here… with moving house only recently I’ve either been doing them on the sly, privately or not at all! But now that I’m settled back in London it feels only right that I get back into my usual routine of trying to do some workshops here and there again and as these two will be in a new location it seems correct that I tell you all about them!

So, on that note, I have two workshops coming up in Surrey on Saturday 17th September. Not for a while I realise, but something to look forward to towards the end of summer at least! The first will be a Yoga for Sports workshop for those of you more active folk and is following on from all the Yoga for Sports series I wrote for Yoga Magazine last year. The second will be a wonderfully relaxing Restorative Yoga workshop.

Both of the Surrey workshops will be held in the new studio of Camilla Campbell Yoga in Cobham, opening in July and full information can be viewed by clicking the image here or by visiting the Camilla Campbell Yoga website: www.camillacampbellyoga.com

Camilla Campbell Yoga
22b High Street
Cobham
Surrey
KT11 3EB

Special Offer! Book both workshops and save £10!

Hey y’all!

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:47:34 +0000

As some of you may have noticed I took a little break from my writing duties just recently, having completed a full Yoga for Sport series for Yoga Magazine throughout 2010. I am now gradually re-introducing some writing to my life as I missed it so much! You can read my next article in the July issue, out on the 29th June which will be highlighting all the best yoga festivals in the UK and beyond. However I’m also feeling rather proud and very excited that I’ve been asked to write my first feature article for the US version of the magazine too! My first article ever to be printed in the states will be in the August issue which is out on the 19th July!

Happy reading and love & light for an Easter break full of sunshine… and yoga!
Cx

Return to the city…

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:34:36 +0000

Some might say it is inevitable, some might be surprised and some might have no opinion whatsoever! But I for one am happy to report that in 2 weeks I am moving back to London after two and a half years living away, which means that London can expect a few more yoga classes and workshops being taught by me once again!

I never really thought I’d move back to London, and in fact, if you’d have asked me this time last year I’d have replied ‘Never, no I won’t ever go back to London’. But I’m not one to fight against the path life gives me, and right now this is where the water is flowing for me. Quite apt really is the phrase I read in my book this morning:

‘By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, “There is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”

Though I must say, I think I still run and jump and sparkle at least a little bit!

Watch this space for more news once I’m back!

Much love & light
Cx

Relocation Relocation!

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:59:09 +0000

In the last few weeks I have waved goodbye to Hertfordshire and hello once again to Essex and London and as sad as I am to be leaving all my classes and wonderful students and clients behind I am thankful to have been able to pass on some of my classes to my student Suzy Jowitt who I know is going to do an absolutely fabulous job of teaching!

I do intend to head back to Hertford once in a while to do some workshops so if you’re interested in these then do let me know and keep an eye on the website for more information on these too! For now I will be settling back into London and Essex so if you’re interested in hearing more about where I’ll be and what I’ll be doing then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me directly!

Clare
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Yoga Magazine!

Tue, 25 May 2010 12:21:42 +0000

I am thrilled to be writing a new monthly feature on Yoga for Sports for Yoga Magazine, a wonderful UK based publication with a growing worldwide following. Each article will focus on a different sport dependant on the season and will take an indepth look at the sport in question and exactly how yoga can be used to aid both training and performance as well as reduce injury and improve lifestyle. This is a great opportunity for me to share my passion on Yoga for Sport and will hopefully help more athletes and yogis to see the wonderful benefits of combining an active lifestyle with a regular yoga practice. The first article is published in the June issue, out now, and is available in larger magazine retailers such as WHS. Alternatively subscriptions are available through their website.

Yoga Matters!

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:23:18 +0000

As a yoga teacher I am forever searching for the best products and companies out there and there is one company that has never failed to please. Yoga Matters are a UK based company and they are entirely run by fellow yogis. They source some amazing products and are generally a great bunch of people! To reach their site just click on the image below or find the link on my homepage. Happy yogic shopping! x

Festive period…

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:39:30 +0000

Over the festive period things can get so busy for us all. Between the work parties, having the kids off school and trying to visit friends and family there seems to be a never ending list of things for us to do. Even though you may miss a class or two during the festivities I encourage you to continue with your yoga practice as much as you can even when you can’t get to a class. A relaxing 15 minute Savasana followed by a hot drink and a little time to yourself can make the world of difference especially if things start to get a bit too busy and stress starts to take over. You’ll find you stay calmer and get much more done in the long run if you dedicate even just a little bit of time to yourself. It’s important to remember that time for yourself isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity and everybody will thank you for it when you manage to keep your cool throughout all the madness that can arise during the season.

My classes will be running up until Tuesday 22nd December and will restart on Tuesday 5th January 2010. If you can’t get to your normal class then do consider coming to one of the others so that you still get your yoga fix, your class passes can be used for any class, anytime!

Wishing everybody an enjoyable festive season and don’t forget to relax and take care of yourselves!

Namaste
Clare
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A new venue for Tuesdays!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:19 +0000

It is with much pleasure I announce that starting next week on Tuesday 10th November the Tuesday evening Dynamic Flow class will be held in the wonderfully warm Hertford Town Church, down Hartham Lane. Times remain the same, all that’s different is that it will be more enjoyable to remove your socks and jumpers when you arrive, surely never a bad thing in a yoga class!

Look forward to seeing as many as possible on Tuesday!

Namaste
Clare
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October Class Update!

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:04:47 +0000

Sadly due to prebooked venue commitments there will be no Thursday night classes on either the 22nd or the 29th October so if you attend this class or are planning to attend then please make a note of this in your diaries.

I will try to source an alternative venue for these two nights so please do check the website for more information and I will be sure to let anybody on my mailing list know. If you would like to be added to my mailing list then please drop me an email with your name and email address.

Thanks!
Clare